English Explanatory Dictionary

extreme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
  2. In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
  3. Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
  4. Drastic, or of great severity.
  5. Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
  6. Ultimate, final or last.
noun
  1. The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
  2. Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
  3. One of the last moments of life.
  4. A drastic expedient.
  5. Hardships, straits.
  6. Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
adv
  1. Extremely.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈstɹiːm/ /ɛkˈstɹiːm/ /ɪkˈstɹim/ /ɛkˈstɹim/ En-us-extreme.ogg

Word forms

extreme extremer more extreme extremest most extreme extream extreame xtreme extremes

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.

Synonyms

extreme ferocious exquisite intense almighty greatest highest maximal maximum passing raging ultimate utmost uttermost farthest furthest most distant outermost remotest dreadful immoderate unrestrained devilish excessive extravagant intemperate lavish nimious obscene overmuch overweening over the top prodigal undue unmeasured unreasonable wanton drastic severe dangerous final last conclusive decisive definitive endly endsome hindermost hindmost terminal pole

Antonyms

intermediate least closest nearest moderate reasonable

Related words

extremum mean

Derived words

antiextreme extremal extreme day trip extreme energy extremeless extreme metal extremeness extreme point extreme prejudice extreme programmer extreme programming extreme ratio extreme risk law extreme risk protection order extreme skiing extreme sport extreme ultraviolet extreme value theorem extremify extremisation extremization extremize extremogram extremophile extremophilia extremotolerant in the extreme nonextreme overextreme superextreme terminate with extreme prejudice unextreme extreme ironing extremely extreme unction extremism extremist extremity
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